Succession of Hautau
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the Second District Court, parish of Orleans. Tissot, J. A. J. Villeré, for administratrix, contended : First — That the administratrix therefore submits that she cannot be held liable for the original appraised value of the said property, when the appraisement under which it was sold was ordered by the court, after a public crying had satisfied the lower court that the original appraisements were incorrect.
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APPEAL from the Second District Court, parish of Orleans. Tissot, J. A. J. Villeré, for administratrix, contended : First — That the administratrix therefore submits that she cannot be held liable for the original appraised value of the said property, when the appraisement under which it was sold was ordered by the court, after a public crying had satisfied the lower court that the original appraisements were incorrect. Besides, the opponent has failed to show that the property was worth any more than it was sold for. Second — That the administratrix not being liable for the original…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
White, J.
The account of the executrix was opposed by various creditors, the principal opposition being that of Mrs. Widow Le Franz. Some of the opponents withdrew their complaints before trial, which resulted in a judgment rejecting in the main the pretensions of Mrs-Le Franz, from which she appeals.
We will notice only those questions, twelve in number, urged in the-brief of counsel:
First. That the executrix is liable for the difference in value between the first appraisement of the property and the price for which it sold. The succession was opened in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Driscoll v. CarlinSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1887
- Daggett v. AyerSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1888
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